Alexander Hammid Movies

Commissioned by the U.S. Office of War Information, this short film features conductor Arturo Toscanini leading the NBC Symphony Orchestra, tenor Jan...

Youth in Canada learning to come to terms with the world in which they have to live. A picture of the journey to adulthood - a composite of many...

Dramatization of the experience of a young married couple whose quarrels undermine their happiness and prevent the development of adult love based on...

We accompany the 90-year-old filmmaker Alexander Hammid on a stroll through New York, wandering with him through the outer and inner landscapes of...

This first true Czech avant-garde film turns away from a purely celebratory approach to the city. The camera follows a detached protagonist on his...

A 13-minute documentary film depicting life in Prague.

A cinematic poem with an impressive soundtrack that complements and completes the cinematic sketches of the folk culture of the Slovak nation...

In 1932 Hammid bought a handheld camera Bell-Howell and made his second film, Na Pražském hradě [Prague Castle], in close...

Maya Deren is a legend of avant-garde cinema. This authoritative biography of the charismatic filmmaker, poet and anthropologist features excerpts...

An intimate study of the life of a domestic cat, taking place over a period of months as she gives birth to a litter of kittens and cares for them as...

Analysis of personality cited as an important step in choosing the right partner for marriage. Emphasis is placed on choosing marriage partners with...

A woman washes up on a beach and embarks on a surreal journey, encountering others and fragmented versions of herself in a quest for identity.

Alexander Hammid's sensitive narrative of how a pre-adolescent boy is helped by a psychiatrist to come to terms with his feelings.

This documentary interweaves celluloid and voice recordings by Maya Deren, and colleagues who knew her firsthand: Jean Rouch, Jonas Mekas, Alexander...

Two secretaries go out on a double date, but the inexperienced Mary flees when offered money for sexual favors. She takes refuge in a cafe and...

Promotional film extolling the wonders to be seen at the New York World's Fair.

About a derelict and forgotten character hiding in a room somewhere in South America.

Documentary about the life of avant-garde filmmaker Maya Deren, who led the independent film movement of the 1940s.